I really appreciated the way that Kate interpreted Plato's theory of the shadow in her major work "The Back Box". Plato theorised that we are living within the cave where everything is a shadow of reality and that we should strive to escape. Kate focused on the idea that everything we love is in the world we know and thus we should try to explore deeper within the cave/shadow. This is consistent with Darwin and Kupper's quotes on striving for knowledge.
In my design I am trying to create a space that will encourage their exploration within their fields by surrounding them with their relevant subject matter. Darwin is immersed in the environment, and his work areas are purposefully on different levels to provide him two two different perspectives. For Kuepper, I have maximised the ceiling space of her lab, to provide her with a large amount of space to experiment with. Furthermore, by being over the ocean she is surrounded by the reflection of the sun which is central to her work.
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